In “Democracy in America,” Alexis de Tocqueville observed in 1835 that “the greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her ...

Editor’s note: This is one in a series examining the Constitution and Federalist Papers in today’s America. As we careen toward the end of the 2022 campaign season, a season now marked by one ...

The person most responsible for the Constitution’s final form was Gouverneur Morris. The Preamble, which begins with “We the People,” is one of the world’s most recognizable bits of prose — prose that ...

Our system of government is nearing its 250th anniversary. Some people take it for granted, but now would be a good time to remember a forgotten part: the Preamble to the Constitution. The Preamble to ...

We talk a lot about the U.S. Constitution, but how much do we pay attention to what it says? The Constitution begins with “We the People of the United States…,” which means it is a statement made by ...

For over 230 years, the Constitution has served as the supreme law of the United States. Before the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation was the ruling document. But it had its problems, ...

Editor’s note: This is one in a series examining the Constitution and Federalist Papers in today’s America. The preamble to our Constitution was a last-minute addition to the document that, according ...

As Congress debates whether and how much of President Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) legislation to approve, it is important to keep at least two factors in mind: First, the ...

The Founding Founders of the United States of America listed several of their goals in the Preamble to the Constitution, which provides a clear statement of what they hoped to achieve. We should ...

After sending a letter earlier today (April 14) which expressed my confusion about a letter writer's claim in the April 14 issue ("Writers twisting Constitution's words"), I finally discovered that he ...